The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1887-09-17
MONTANA NEWS.

The rostoffice at Central Park, Gallati
county, has been discontinued.
A workman employed on the the con
struction of the high trestle at Silver City
fell off and was killed on Monday.
During the month of August the Drum
Lummon mine produced $175,3OO. Th'
expense attending this production was on
ly $4,000.
Officers claim to have clue to th'
highwayman who lately robbed Hackett
O'Neil and Holman on the Thompson
Falls and Murray road.
About one fourth of the entire oat croT
of the Gallatin valley was unharvested
when the snow and ram storm of Sunday
night came. The damage done has al
ready caused rise in the price of thi:
grain on the Bozeman market.
Joseph Merchant was committed to jail
in Helena Monday for drunkenness
Shortly after he was taken violently i'll
and died in few minutes. A diagnosis
showed death to have resulted from alco.
holism. He was an old-timer in the ter
ritory.
A strange disease has been prevalent
among horses about Gainesville of late
The territorial veterinarian has made an
investigation and prcnounces the sickness
enzootic, an illness local in character and
not contagious. He ascribes its origin to
horses get in their food while
grazing.
Philipsburg Mail: Alex. McClosky.
while hauling heavy load of ore from
the Pearl mine at Hasmark last Monday,
fell from the front of the wagon and was
run over and killed. The wheel passed
from his shoulder diagonally across his
groin where 1t rested until removed by
witnesses of the sad event.
New North West: Some six weeks
ago Mr.. and Mrs. John Grimes, the latter
a daughter of Mr.. Daniel Murphy, of this
valley, walked the streets Of Deer Lodge
a happy bride and groom, surrounded by
their friends. They located in Anaconda.
Within the past ten days both have died
of typhoid fever, and they now lie side
by side in the Deer Lodge cemetery. 1t
is sad and unusual history.
A Fort Shaw man believing himself
of snake charmer came upon
a large rattler in the grass near the post
last week, and after series of manouvers
which he thought sufficient to doze the
reptile into harmlessness under
took to handle it. His medicine did not
have the desired effect, for as he reached
for the snake it reached for him, biting
him on the hand. He received prompt
medical aid and is now out of danger.
At Thompson Falls last Friday fight
occurred between two Chinese cooks and
4 waiter, in which one of the heathens
threw large knife which struck the
waiter in the face, cutting gasl two and
,ne-half inches long. The other threw a
lish which also struck the face of the
waiter, making an ugly wound. There
vas strong talk of lynching the celestials
out after their trial and heavy penalty
,eing imposed by the judge the populace
we're in degree satisfied.
A Butte hummer roped in number of
aborers last week by representing that he
lad a railway contract on which he de-
ired them to go to work, electing one of
hem foreman. Assured of good job
he laborers spent most of their money
or whisky and all had good time.
They were to meet their employer at the
rain next morning and there be furnish
ID free transportation to the work camp,
,ut were disappointed, the pretentious
contractor not showing up.
Yellowstone Journal: James Madden,
rancher living ON Pass creek near Day.
on, Wyo., committed suicide last week
y shooting himself with his revolver.
lie was found lying upon the bed in his
abin with looking glass on his knees
nd his revolver in his hand. The revol-
er had been placed to his head and dis
harged. From all appearances he had
led without struggle. This is the Sec
nd case of suicide on Pass creek, each
ase being within mile of the other.
A match game of base ball played at
Helena Sunday, between nine from
'pokane Falls-the champions of Wash
ngton territory and the capital city
lub, resulted in the defeat of the visiting
cam by score of 10 to 5. Another
,ame was arranged late Sunday night to
'e played Monday in which it was agreed
hat two members of the Helena team
we're to lie supplanted by other local play
rs. Helena people, as heretofore, backed